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What's the worst question you've ever been asked in an interview (can be anything from the phone screen all the way to the final step)?


For me it was on a 10 minute phone screen. Second or third question the recruiter asked was "Can you see yourself working here at ______ in five years?" Turned and ran. I'm sure my fellow savages have heard even worse.

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WR Officer
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If I fell off tomorrow would you still love me?
If I didn't smell so good would you still hug me?

Mad inappropriate 
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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"What's your biggest weakness?" YO MOTHERFUCKERS, STOP ASKING THIS.
TheOverTaker
Politicker
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Senior Account Executive
my biggest weakness is being asked what my biggest weakness is
tentativeonthecalendar
Opinionated
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Account Executive
my biggest weakness is that I want to reach through the zoom and slap you in the face how about that
sketchysales
Politicker
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Sales Manager
"what makes you get out of bed in the morning?"

Pandas, fluffy panada Pamela.
Rallier
Politicker
2
SDR Manager and Consultant
"If a song played everytime you walked into a room, what song would it be?"

Such a useless question. Pretty sure they took this from Zappos or something
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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Do this work for us for free to see if we might ask you for another interview. 

How about no.
tentativeonthecalendar
Opinionated
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Account Executive
yeah gtfoh with that
Diablo
Politicker
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Sr. AE
If you have to work on Saturdays would you? It was a straight no so we didn't continue the discussion 😸
tentativeonthecalendar
Opinionated
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Account Executive
Wow
TheOverTaker
Politicker
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Senior Account Executive
internship interview in college "who do you know here? I dont understand how you got this interview"
it was fun
tentativeonthecalendar
Opinionated
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Account Executive
I'm sorry were you interviewing to enter a frat party? That is insane 
TheOverTaker
Politicker
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Senior Account Executive
yeah lemme tell ya, as a kid who could barely *legally* drink a beer in his first ever professional interview....it rattled my cage
MonthEndSpecial
Valued Contributor
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Enterprise Account Executive
The worst wasn't the question, but the expected answer.


I was asked what the most important skill of a successful sales person is. 

My answer: To understand the customers challenges.
His Response: Wrong. You need to know the ins and outs of the product.


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Executive
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Account Executive
If you could have any celebrities as parents. Who would they be? I was asked this by a zoom sales manager lol
youngbuckaroo
Politicker
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Sales Development Representative
True story - if you had to fight a gladiator style fight to the death, who would you want to fight and what would be your weapon of choice?
crusherdestroyer
Fire Starter
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account executive
i had someone ask me what i considered a "perfect day" was
DealDonkey
Acclaimed Answer
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Director of Business
Tell me about a time you received direct feedback from a manager that required improvement. 
tentativeonthecalendar
Opinionated
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Account Executive
oh my lord
GreenSide
Politicker
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Sales manager
Was underpaid at my old job. HR recruiter asked what my salary was (illegal in my state), and I told her it didn't matter and what I was looking for. She asked again, and I again told her it doesn't matter. Asked a third time, and finally dropped it when I still wouldn't tell her. 

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